Difference between revisions of "Mitu"
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+ | '''mitú''' is an English language, [[Latinx]] media company, [[Multi-channel network|multichannel network]] (MCN) and digital content publisher.<ref name="Spangler Spangler 2014"/> In 2016, the network became the largest Hispanic focused digital channel in the world with 2 billion views per month.<ref name="Spangler Spangler 2016"/> | ||
− | + | mitú was founded in 2012 by Emmy award-winning Beatriz Acevedo, Doug Greiff and Roy Burstin.<ref name="NBC News 2015"/> The networking conglomerate achieved 40 million subscribers across 1200 partner channels by 2014.<ref name="Spangler Spangler 2014 10 million"/> The company's YouTube channel (we are mitú) has 373,000 direct subscribers as of May 2020.<ref name="YouTube about"/> mitú is headquartered in Los Angeles.<ref name="Spangler Spangler 2014 10 million"/><ref name="Fernandez 2020"/> | |
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− | mitú was founded in 2012 by Emmy award-winning Beatriz Acevedo, Doug Greiff and Roy Burstin.<ref name="NBC News 2015 | ||
− | [[Peter Chernin]] put together a $3 million investment vehicle to initially fund mitú in 2012,<ref name="Fernandez 2020"/> and in 2014, Disney's Maker Studios followed with second round funding of $10 million.<ref name="Spangler Spangler 2014 10 million"/> By 2016, the network was serving 2 billion video views per month on Facebook and YouTube. Series C fuding, which included Verizon, brought venture funding levels to $43 million.<ref name="Spangler Spangler 2016"/> In 2018, Acevedo and several top executives were cut from mitú in a reorganization when Maker Studios was folded into Disney Digital Network.<ref name="Villafañe 2018"/><ref name="Billboard 2018 reorg"/> Latido Networks acquired mitú in | + | [[Peter Chernin]] put together a $3 million investment vehicle to initially fund mitú in 2012,<ref name="Fernandez 2020"/> and in 2014, Disney's Maker Studios followed with second round funding of $10 million.<ref name="Spangler Spangler 2014 10 million"/> By 2016, the network was serving 2 billion video views per month on Facebook and YouTube. Series C fuding, which included Verizon, brought venture funding levels to $43 million.<ref name="Spangler Spangler 2016"/> In 2018, Acevedo and several top executives were cut from mitú in a reorganization when Maker Studios was folded into [[Disney Digital Network]].<ref name="Villafañe 2018"/><ref name="Billboard 2018 reorg"/> Latido Networks, a division of [[GoDigital Media Group]], acquired mitú in early 2020.<ref name="Fernandez 2020"/> |
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Article has been submitted for publication on Wikipedia, Wikipedia:Mitú (entertainment)